However, a friend of Greg’s told The Sun Online: “Greg is a natural sportsperson and as such has a desire to be the best in everything that he does. His ambition to succeed is what drives him and he is very passionate about the competition.

“He threw everything into his Rumba on Saturday night so he was disappointed that he didn’t do as well as he had expected.”

He said at the time: “Natalie, I felt like you were protecting Greg with this dance with wild, show-stopping positions and lines that are going to make the audience applaud. I don’t feel I can judge this dance as a rumba. I can probably judge this as a showdance or a contemporary dance that’s passionate and engaging but sadly it wasn’t, for me, to do with rumba.”

However, not everyone shared the same view as Craig, as head judge Len Goodman, Darcey Bussell and Bruno Tonioli awarded him 22 points in total for his effort on the floor.

Greg Rutherford is praised for his bum by Strictly Come Dancing judges